Volkswagen car paints

[syncro]

I'll take some pics later today - at Uni at the moment. My car was manufactured in 1995 so if there was a 10 year warranty, I'm not eligible for it anyway

Warranty starts from first registration which could be 2 or 3 years later.

[rayray086]

Warranty starts from first registration which could be 2 or 3 years later.

Ahh so it's from when it first rolls off the dealer... Anyhow, it was first registered late 1996, so I just missed it The rust may have started last year too, so it was a bit silly of me to not give the car a thorough look over once in a while.

I've no idea where the digital camera is, so mobile phone pics will do for now:





The black lines that look like cracks are just dirty stuff.

[gpk_gti]

is that under the rubber on the drivers door? or the boot? mate looks bad!! these cars are definatley galvanised so there should be no rust?? am I right guys??
maybe the car has been repaired/resprayed?? and not prepped right? or has it lived its life next to the ocean? very strange. id be worried,where else could it be??

[rayray086]

They're under the rubber on 3 out of 4 side doors. Managed to take the rubber seals out and found some disturbing stuff Took out the superficial layer, so now I'm left with sanding this down :



It looks like it took a chunk of the metal, but it's only the surface. However, I don't know how deep it goes, though parts of it are showing bare metal already. I haven't checked the other areas yet, but they all seem to appear in the same position, though this particular one looks most severe.

Not happy at all. I'm the third owner. Second owner I knew (cousin-in-law) and he took care of it. I got no idea about the first owner. Other problem areas are the window seals. Got some paint flaking off and some fish eye bubbling out in one area. Looks very much like it has been resprayed Though I have the service manual and log books, suggesting none of that has been done.

Oh well, it's my first car; it'll be a learning experience for me. I'll try my hand at removing rust and touching up, and learn to check for problems earlier.

Edit: Bought the paint from VG Auto Paints. Good service and patience. Help suggested how to apply the paint and all. Paint was formulated quickly too; I only had to wait 5 minutes! Was a tad expensive for a can of spray paint ($25) but I'm not complaining too much, considering I can't find it in general auto shops.

[gpk_gti]

bet you its had a full respray and maybe a big hit that needed those areas to be rubbed and resprayed!!! get it done properly mate,dont risk it!!

[static1800]

yeh get it done asap rayray.